Professor Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján is a Doctor of Science in Chemistry at the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá,Colombia). He was Magna Cum Laude and held a postdoctoral position at the Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR, Spain) under the supervision of Professor Doctor Juan Manuel Diez-Tascón. Since 1997, he has been a full professor at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). His research activities are mainly focused on the development of special materials, including porous materials prepared from agro-industrial residues and waste mineral materials, for application in water and air purification. His work also involves the thermodynamic study of solid–liquid and solid–gas interfaces. His research activities are mainly focused on developing innovative and sustainable technologies for the purification of liquid and gaseous streams, aimed at removing pollutants and micropollutants and recovering substances with potential value.